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How to do Business with OIT

OIT uses an electronic bidding system called the ColoradoVSS (Vendor Self Service). Please register on this bidding site to ensure receipt of bidding opportunities from OIT. The ColoradoVSS Help Desk is available Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (MST) and can be reached by calling 303.866.6464 or emailing vsshelp@state.co.us.

OIT Enterprise Agreements

The Governor’s Office of Information Technology (OIT) has statutory authority (C.R.S. 24-37.5-105(3)(i)) to establish enterprise agreements for IT products and services. Pursuant to this statute, OIT is the primary state party to these enterprise agreements on behalf of state agencies. OIT solicits these OIT enterprise agreements for IT products and services with the intention that they are cooperative purchasing agreements under Article 110, Intergovernmental Relations, of Colorado Revised Statutes (C.R.S. 24-110-101, et seq.) making all branches of state government, institutions of higher education and local public procurement units eligible to participate in the resulting awards. It is up to these entities to determine if they are authorized (under each entities procurement rules or policies) to use these OIT solicitations and resulting enterprise agreements to procure IT products and services. Click here for a list of OIT's enterprise agreements.

Updated Colorado Information Security Policies

Effective Feb. 1, 2017, OIT’s 17 statewide Colorado Information Security Policies (CISPs) have been reviewed and updated by our Office of Information Security (OIS). These policies were updated to ensure alignment with current National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) standards and to make the language more user friendly in response to feedback from agencies and others. Each policy now also has a link to supplemental guidance for those needing more information. In accordance with C.R.S. 24-37.5-401 et seq., all state agencies in the executive and judicial branches of state government as well as vendors are required to follow and comply with the CISPs to help protect state resources and assets. You can view those policies on our website at oit.state.co.us/ois/policies. If you have any questions about the CISPs, please email oit_ciso@state.co.us.

A Vendors Guide to Doing Business with Government

At the 2016 Colorado Public Sector IT Conference, hosted by CIMA (Colorado Information Managers Association) and CGAIT (Colorado Government Association of Information Technology), OIT Procurement and Vendor Services presented Doing Business with Government - A Vendors Guide.

Broadband Initiative

The Colorado Broadband Data and Development Program (CBDDP) is a statewide broadband mapping and planning initiative led by OIT. The program is federally funded by a $5.3M American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Grant, administered by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). It has four components:

Consolidation Is Not Just For IT Systems

In the OIT Chief Financial Office, we are constantly striving for and identifying ways to provide cohesive, efficient and thorough customer service. In June 2015, we reorganized and consolidated the OIT Purchasing, Contracts and Vendor Management Offices into a single group aptly named, "OIT Procurement and Vendor Services."